General Background to this report
Using data from the LANDFIRE
program we drafted these LTA-specific reports that depict:
- How many acres of the most prevalent historical ecosystems (called
“Biophysical Settings”, BpS) were present just prior to European
colonization
- How many acres of the most prevalent current ecosystems (called
“Existing Vegetation Types”) were present ca2020
- Past vs. current succession class amounts for 3 most prevalent
BpSs
These charts provided as a demo only. Local review and
interpretation will be key to success!
Top 10 Biophysical Settings

Learn more about Biophysical Settings:
Top 10 Existing Vegetation Types

Learn more about Existing Vegetation Types:
Reference vs. current succession classes for most prevalent
Biophysical Settings
The following chart illustrates modeled “Reference” percentages
compared to mapped current percentages of LANDFIRE Succession
Classes for the top 3 Biophysical Settings in the LTA. The charts
are illustrative only. To understand what the succession classes
represent it is necessary to read the descriptions that are downloadable
here.

To learn more about succession class comparisons:
- Swaty et al., (2021) paper describing
application of model results in calculation of Vegetation Departure
- LANDFIRE description of succession
classes
